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15 Scary Deep Sea Creatures

From giant-mouthed sharks to glow-in-the-dark octopus, we count 15 deep sea creatures both fascinating and often times terrifying found thousands of metres below the ocean surface.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDDGuidesTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheDDGuidesGaming Channel: http://www.youtube.com/TheDDGuides

Every year hundreds of hitherto unknown creatures are discovered ranging from tiny crustaceans to monster fish, and hundreds, even thousands, remain hidden awaiting our cameras. Here are 15 of the most ... place as the first deep-sea angler ever found.

listverse.com •
12 years ago

http://listverse.com/2007/12/05/top-15-unusual-deep-sea-creatures/

'Black Sea Devil,' The Anglerfish, Caught On Camera, And A Look At Other Scary Deep-Sea Creatures

The deep sea is a strange place, largely unexplored and full of fascinating creatures. On Nov. 17, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in Moss Landing, California, captured video of an anglerfish, dubbed the Black Sea ...

It is thought to be just the sixth time the elusive fish has been caught on camera and the first-ever video footage of the creature in its natural habitat, researchers said. Anglerfish are "among the most rarely seen of all deep-sea fishes," says Bruce ...

But when we got into the 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-hour sessions ... that comes when you take in gulps of the sea, not worth the salt exposure to the mouth and face, and certainly not worth the encounters with creatures. You'd …

Usually deep sea creatures give us the willies, but this one really surprised us with its cuteness. The Grimpoteuthis octopus, which was recently captured in very rare footage by the NOAA research vessel Okeanos Explorer, is so sweet and …

The Black Devilfish isn’t the only sea creature that has eluded human observation in its natural habitat. We only knew of the existence of the giant (up to 60 feet) squid from their dead bodies which have washed ashore or been caught in deep sea ...

Ecology •
5 years ago

http://www.ecology.com/2015/01/13/move-jaws-make-room-black-seadevil/

District Hall exhibition to showcase the ocean’s smallest and weirdest creatures

The New England Aquarium and Maine’s Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are teaming up for an exhibit that will give guests a close-up look at some of the tiniest and weirdest creatures ... these deep-sea …

The project gets at both the challenges of arriving at exact measurements and our human bias toward larger animals. “Several years ago I ... and editor of the blog Deep Sea News. “When I started actually looking at the data, I found that estimate ...

Futurity •
5 years ago

http://www.futurity.org/ocean-megafauna-size-837572/

Pope Francis on environmental justice

his special creatures, but not so that we might destroy it and turn it to wasteland...After a single night’s rain, look at the chocolate brown rivers in your locality and remember that they are carrying the life blood of the land into the sea...

But when we got into the 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-hour sessions ... that comes when you take in gulps of the sea, not worth the salt exposure to the mouth and face, and certainly not worth the encounters with creatures. You'd …